The leaders of the Ho Chi Minh City team have continuously affirmed their ambition to recruit Lee Nguyen in the past. They even emphasized their willingness to spend 1 million USD to pay his 2-year salary so that he can return to the V.League to compete. However, this deal was ruined at the last minute, because Inter Miami did not release a player, needing Lee Nguyen in the 2020 MLS plan.
Personally, I have never negotiated with Ho Chi Minh City. I didn't know if the agent worked with them and he didn't tell me anything about the transfer. I only focus on Miami, the midfielder born in 1986 answered on the homepage of the US professional league - MLS.
According to the transfer and valuation website Transfermarkt, Lee Nguyen is being represented by Wasseman. In addition to Lee Nguyen, this broker has a series of other players around the world, the most famous of which is Barca's center back Clement Lenglet.
In professional football, negotiating contracts and transfers is a matter between player representatives and clubs. Therefore, it is understandable that Lee Nguyen did not talk to Ho Chi Minh City, but whether Lee's representative works with Ho Chi Minh City or not is a matter of the two sides.
Lee Nguyen is one of the most experienced players of the new MLS, Inter Miami. Coach Diego Alonso highly appreciates the Vietnamese midfielder's high ability, even though he is 34 years old, having scored 54 goals and assisted 35 goals in more than 200 matches in MLS.
The deal to bring Lee to Ho Chi Minh City's V.League is being viewed by many people as a PR deal, but there is also many reasons to believe that this is a serious plan. Because with many famous contracts before this season and the team's orientation to professional football, bringing in an attractive star with professional capacity like Lee Nguyen is reasonable.
